Sadanam Vasudevan (born 1945) is an Indian percussionist who plays the chenda (a traditional Kerala drum). [1] He is a well-known artist in both Thayambaka and Kathakali performances. [2] [3] He received the Pallavur Appu Marar Award from the Kerala government in 2013. [4] He also received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 2019. [5]
Born in 1945 as the son of Karimpnaykkal Meenakshi Amma and Chenankara Gopalan Nair in Angadipuram in Malabar, Sadanam Vasudevan started learning Chenda at the age of seven. [3] He later joined the Gandhi Seva Sadan (Sadanam), a leading Kathakali institution in Perur village near Ottappalam in Palghat, and continued his studies as a disciple of Pallassana Chandramannadiar. He later became a chenda teacher at Sadanam. [3] He is the guru of many famous artists like Mattannoor Sankarankutty. [6] He is also proficient in playing Madhalam, Idakka, and Timila.
Sadanam Vasudevan (born 1945) is an Indian percussionist who plays the chenda (a traditional Kerala drum). [1] He is a well-known artist in both Thayambaka and Kathakali performances. [2] [3] He received the Pallavur Appu Marar Award from the Kerala government in 2013. [4] He also received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 2019. [5]
Born in 1945 as the son of Karimpnaykkal Meenakshi Amma and Chenankara Gopalan Nair in Angadipuram in Malabar, Sadanam Vasudevan started learning Chenda at the age of seven. [3] He later joined the Gandhi Seva Sadan (Sadanam), a leading Kathakali institution in Perur village near Ottappalam in Palghat, and continued his studies as a disciple of Pallassana Chandramannadiar. He later became a chenda teacher at Sadanam. [3] He is the guru of many famous artists like Mattannoor Sankarankutty. [6] He is also proficient in playing Madhalam, Idakka, and Timila.